Story 10 of Season 1 of Tales from The Hollow

Keith Barnett is a Columbus taxi driver who survived Ironwood Retreat once. That was six years ago. He made his confession, held the iron, and drove away telling himself it was finished. For six years he almost believed it. Now the mirrors are wrong again and the back seat of his cab feels occupied even when it's empty. He knows what it means. He knows what he left unsaid.

Frank Harmon has kept the watch for ten years. He manages Keith's return the way he manages everything at Ironwood... carefully, methodically, with the knowledge of a man who has seen this kind of thing before. But Keith Barnett is not the only thing that found Ironwood Retreat this October.

Some doors don't close the first time.

1980s supernatural horror | Gothic ghost story | Psychological thriller

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins]

Content: Psychological horror, themes of guilt, confession, and supernatural dread, no graphic content

📚 DISCOVER THE WILLOW'S BEND NOVELS:

The horror at Ironwood Retreat is just one chapter of a much larger story. The darkness in Willow's Bend has been feeding for over a century. Learn how it all began:

The Haunting of Willow's Bend Farm (1977-1978) & What Dwells Beneath (1885) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN6T77TR

Both novels reveal the dark entity behind these hauntings and the families it consumed long before Ironwood Retreat existed.

🎧 MORE TALES FROM THE HOLLOW:

• YouTube: Stephen Crane Audiobooks - [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenPCraneAudiobooks]
• Complete series + exclusive content
• Season 1 Collection: All 10 Tales coming 2026

📱 CONNECT:

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• Leave a review to support the show
• Share your favorite story with your horror loving friends!

Until next week, stay out of The Hollow.

Story 9 of Season 1 of Tales from The Hollow

Cole Decker is a long-haul trucker stranded on a back road in Grindstone Hollow. Dorothy Reeves is a county records clerk who drove out Old Mill Road telling herself she was just checking on something. When both end up at Ironwood Retreat on the same sweltering July weekend, the hollow takes notice. It doesn't break the wards. It doesn't force the doors. It finds what people carry inside themselves and walks right through. Frank Harmon has kept this watch for nine years. He does everything right. This weekend is different. What you carry will find you.

1980s supernatural horror | Gothic ghost story | Psychological thriller

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Content: Psychological horror, themes of guilt, survival, and war trauma, no graphic content

📚 DISCOVER THE WILLOW'S BEND NOVELS:

The horror at Ironwood Retreat is just one chapter of a much larger story. The darkness in Willow's Bend has been feeding for over a century. Learn how it all began:

The Haunting of Willow's Bend Farm (1977-1978) & What Dwells Beneath (1885)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN6T77TR

Both novels reveal the dark entity behind these hauntings and the families it consumed long before Ironwood Retreat existed.

🎧 MORE TALES FROM THE HOLLOW:

• YouTube: Stephen Crane Audiobooks - [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenPCraneAudiobooks]
• Complete series + exclusive content
• Season 1 Collection: All 10 Tales coming 2026

📱 CONNECT:

• Subscribe for weekly episodes
• Leave a review to support the show
• Share your favorite story with your horror loving friends!

Until next week, stay out of The Hollow.

Story 8 of Season 1 of Tales from The Hollow

Aaron Bledsoe is a bank foreclosure specialist. He has spent thirty years collecting what others owe. When he discovers an abandoned mill in rural Ohio with no clear owner and no tax records since 1952, he sees opportunity. What he doesn't know is that twelve men died in that mill, trapped and burning, owing debts they could never repay. After the siren sounds at 8:47 PM, the Lienholders come. They know his name. They know his brother. They know every debt he has ever collected, and the one he has refused to pay. Some debts can't be settled in money. Pride is stronger than fire.

1980s supernatural horror | Gothic ghost story | Industrial thriller

Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Content: Psychological horror, themes of family estrangement, labor history, and guilt, no graphic content

📚 DISCOVER THE WILLOW'S BEND NOVELS:

The horror at Ironwood Retreat is just one chapter of a much larger story. The darkness in Willow's Bend has been feeding for over a century. Learn how it all began:

The Haunting of Willow's Bend Farm (1977-1978) & What Dwells Beneath (1885)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN6T77TR

Both novels reveal the dark entity behind these hauntings and the families it consumed long before Ironwood Retreat existed.

🎧 MORE TALES FROM THE HOLLOW:

• YouTube: Stephen Crane Audiobooks - [https://www.youtube.com/@StephenPCraneAudiobooks] - Complete series + exclusive content
• Season 1 Collection: All 10 Tales coming 2026

📱 CONNECT:

• Subscribe for weekly episodes
• Leave a review to support the show
• Share your favorite story with your horror loving friends!

Until next week, stay out of The Hollow.